NHL Lockout Blog Beat – November 2, 2012.

Check out the latest collection of notable posts from around the NHL blogosphere.

Greatest hockey moustache of all time.

BACKHAND SHELF: Ellen Etchingham has a list of “NHL Teams Ranked by Scariness of Name”, while in honour of “Movember”, Justin Bourne dusts off and “repurposes” Scott Lewis’ list of notable NHL mustaches.

PUCK DADDY: Ryan Lambert’s two cents on the list of rumored NHL hardline teams which are behind the current lockout.

THE HOCKEY WRITERS: Fred Poulin points out NHL attendance doesn’t suffer following a lockout, while Mark Ritter lists the 10 most hated Toronto Maple Leafs of all time. As a Habs fans, I can honestly say I never hated Borje Salming, Darryl Sittler and Wendel Clark. Respected those Leafs big time. Darcy Tucker, on the other hand…

JEWELS FROM THE CROWN: A look back at the 2004-05 lockout, and how the owners inflexibility cost the entire season.

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